Unemployment benefits forms, publications and videos for unemployed workers
How-to videos for claimants
Applying for unemployment benefits video (Windows Media Player, :08)Submitting a weekly claim video (Windows Media Player, :07)
How to complete your job-search log video (Windows Media Player, :08)
Training Benefits video (Windows Media Player, :07)
Appealing a benefits decision (Windows Media Player, :32)
Forms for your claim
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Job-search log (PDF, 59KB) – Used for tracking your employer contacts and in-person workshops you attend to try to find a new job. (Also available as a fillable Word template.)
Weekly continued claim form (PDF, 50KB) – Used for filing your weekly claim for regular benefits in emergency situations only.
Earnings deduction chart (PDF, 26KB) – Shows how much we deduct from your weekly benefits when you report earnings.
2013 benefit tracking calendar (PDF, 57KB) and 2012 benefit tracking calendar (PDF, 45KB) – Keep track of the dates you claim weekly benefits and when you receive your check.
Training programs
Application for commissioner approved training (PDF, 61KB) – Used for applying for Commissioner Approved Training (CAT).Application for training benefits (PDF, 172KB) – Used for applying for Training Benefits (TB).
Request to modify your training plan (PDF, 82KB) – Used to request a change to your approved training plan.
Application for self-employment assistance program (PDF, 29KB) – Used for applying for the Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP).
Satisfactory progress report (PDF, 17KB) – Used to show you are making satisfactory progress in your training program.
Publications
Apply for unemployment (PDF, 225KB) - Provides instruction on how to file your application for unemployment benefits.Handbook For Unemployed Workers (2.9MB) - Provides general unemployment-insurance information.
How to file an appeal (PDF, 92KB) – Provides instructions to file an appeal.
Unemployment-insurance assistance for non-English speakers (PDF, 1.1MB) – Flyer with information about getting help via the claims center in Amharic, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, English, Farsi, Korean, Laotian, Oromo, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Miscellaneous
Formularios y publicaciones del seguro por desempleo para los trabajadores desempleados.Go to unemployment tax forms and publications for employers.
